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Jon Batiste on the Tim Ferriss Show

This post is a reflection upon relistening to the Tim Ferriss show episode with Jon Batiste — The Quest for Originality, How to Get Unstuck, His Favorite Mantras, and Strategies for Living a Creative Life (#775) . The first time I listened, I felt several key moments were worth revisiting, so this is an effort to capture those moments. Key quotes are quotations are directly from the podcast transcript The Mundane The first is regarding “ the connective tissue ” of our lives. Essentially, the little things. Reminiscent of the movie Click with Adam Sandler where he skips through small parts of life he found annoying at the time only to regret it later. “That’s absolutely incredible because all of those things you would think of are mundane and that you are trying to get away from doing” Speaking of older people in blue zones continuing to do the activities of daily life and how they can maintain energy in their old age. “As soon as you sit on the couch and start watching TV, it’s over” “...